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Agent Phil Coulson looked nervously at the shocked faces of each of the Avengers. All of them were seeing him for the first time. The only message that Maria Hill had given them when she contacted them to come to SHIELD's new headquarters was that someone wanted to talk to them about forming a new team. They definitely were not expecting to see Coulson. Natasha Romanoff nearly fainted when Coulson walked in the room. Clint caught her and helped her sit down in a chair. Meanwhile, the rest of the Avenges were still trying to get over their shock. Tony Stark looked Coulson in the eyes.
"What the heck, Phil!" he declared.
"Mr. Stark. Please calm down! I will explain everything," Coulson said. The rest of the Avengers then sat down.
Coulson then explained how he was injected with an alien drug known as GH-325 and how Fury implanted a memory of a grass shack in Tahiti to cover it up. But he then learned about the source of the drug when one of his team members was shot and then given the drug herself. He then explained how the former director of SHIELD, appointed him as the new director.
"So, Fury is alive?" Clint asked.
"Yes and no. He has spoken to me, but he wants people to think that he is still dead. So, I am asking you not to share this with anyone. Is that clear?"
All the Avengers nodded their heads in agreement.
"Now, with that said, I would like to start over and build a new team. I've already appointed Agent Hill as my right-hand woman, but I want to know who else is interested," Coulson explained. Natasha swallowed her fear and then stood up.
"I'll join you," she said. Clint then stood up.
"Me too, Sir. Romanoff and I are partners. Ever since I recruited her, she hasn't worked with anyone else except Steve and me," Clint responded.
"Count me in, Sir," Steve said.
"Excellent. Mr. Stark?"
"Sorry, Phil, Avengers tower is my only priority right now, oh, and so is Pepper," Tony said as he stood up to leave the room.
"Alright then. Good day," Colson said as he shook Tony's hand. He then walked out.
"Dr. Banner? Thor? What about you guys?"
Thor and Dr. Banner declined the offer. Thor had his hands full with Jane and things on Asgard and Dr. Banner was needed in Calcutta.
"Very well then. Good luck to you both," Coulson said as he shook both of their hands. They had not been gone for thirty seconds when Coulson's phone rang. He quietly stepped out of the room to answer it.
"This is Coulson."
"Agent Coulson, this is General Officer Patrick Kennedy. Do you remember me?"
"I do. How can I help you?" Coulson asked.
"Sir, I need SHIELD to protect someone for me," Kennedy explained.
"Who is it?"
Kennedy then explained to Coulson about a woman by the name of Leia Organa. An enemy was after her and he wouldn't rest until she was dead. Kennedy wanted to confuse the enemy and send Leia somewhere he knew she would be safe.
"If you accept, I can be at SHIELD in 24 hours. I will also email you a file so you can debrief your team on who she is. Do you accept?"
"I do," Coulson responded. He then hung up the phone and stepped back into the room.
"Agents, we have our first mission."